Collar-ironing machine



R. P. WRIGHT.

coLLARmomne MACHINE; APPLICATION FILED JUNE Z1, 1917. 1,373,580. Patented Apr. 5, 1921.

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R. P. WRIGHT.

COLLAR IRONING MACHINE.

APPLlCATlON FILED JUNE 21,1917.

1,373,580. Patented Apr. 5, 1921.

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PATENT OFEHQE.

ROSS P. WEIGHT, 033' ERIE, PENNSYLVANI GUI-EPANY, F ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA,

A, AEJfiBIGNOR Ti) REED MANUFACTURING A CORPORATION OF PENNSYLVANIA.

COLLAR-IRONING MACHINE.

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Application filed .Tune 21, 1917.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, Ross 1. l fmorrr, a citizen of the United States, residing at Erie, in. the county oi? Erie and State of Pennsylvania, have invented new and useful Improvements in Collar-ironing Machines, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to collar ironing machines and consists in certain improvements in the construction thereof as will be hereinafter fully described and pointed out in the claims.

ll lachines of this type are used for ironing the edges of collars. Urdinarily collars are ironed flat, then moistened along the folding edge so as to make them limp, placed on a -forn'ier and this folding edge re-ironed. This relieves the collar oi any strain in the folding and irons down any rough edges there a-y be.

' In machines of this type a former and iron have been provided, the ironing pressure being delivered by hand. This pressure has been supplied by weighting or providing pressure for the iron shown in the Patent 1,257,238, granted to John A. Hughcafor collar shaping and ironing machines, Feb. 19, 1.918. It is particularly desirable where the iron is weighted to have some means other than thedirect lift oi? the operator for lifting the iron oil the former at the end oi the collar. It will be understood that nearly all collars have a tab projecting slightly upwardly at the end oil the collar so that in order to get the iron on to the collar it must be lifted slightly above the former. At the same time this end of the collar must be ironed. In the Hughes device this is accomplished by a cam which lifts the iron so as to clear theend oi the collar and the cam is moved out of position to permit the iron ing of the end of the collar by a foot pedal device. In the present invention these different operations are accomplished automatically by a mere swinging movement of the iron and this forms the principal object of the invention. 'Other details will appear from the specification and claims.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawingsv as follows: 7

Figure 1 shows a plan view of the machine.

Fig. 2 a section on the line 22 in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 a detail of the ironpivot.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 5, 1921.

Serial No. Mensa.

Fig. 4 a side elevation withparts broken away to better show construction.

Fig. 5 a detail of the iron support.

1 marks the former, 2 the frame on which the formeris mounted, 3 the iron, 4 a pro-- jection on the iron, 5 a handle for operating the iron, 6 an arm on which the iron is mounted, and 7 ears extending upwardly from a bearing 8, the 11311 6 extending between the ears and being pivotally connected thereto by means of the pins 9. The hearing 8 has an extension 10 terminating in a flange 12. Balls 13 are arranged on the ex tension and flange and form a ball bearing in connection with the side Walls of an open- 2* in the frame and a plate 11 arranged over the opening 2 and secured to the frame by means of thescrews 11. By this arrangement the iron can be swung up and down and thus guided into proper relation to the former and can also be rotated in the usual manner of irons of this type.

Gas is supplied through pipe 1-1 passing through a mixer 15, the mixer discharging into the arm 6, the arm being hollow for this purpose. A burner 16 is placed over the end of the arm and in the iron 3. The iron has the outlet opening 1'? and inlet opening 18 for the flame.

The iron is also provided with the usual groove 19. T he iron is secured to the arm 6 by a clamp A screw 20 forms a means of adjustment determining the radial position 01. the iron in order that the groove 19 mav be properly positioned on the former.

A pressure device for the iron is formed as follows: A; pocket 21 istornied on the arm 6, the side opposite the iron. A spring 22 is arranged in this pocket and rests on a plate 23. A screw 24 with a siiguared end'25 is screwed through the plate 23 and rests on a plunger 26. The squared end projects slightly from the pocket so that the screw may be turnedaud this moving the plate 23 varies the tension of the spring. Ears 27 are arranged on the plunger 26 and engage the arm 6 so as to prevent the plunger from turning in the pocket. A wheel 28 is journaled on a pin 29 secured on the plunger 26. The wheel rides on atrack 30 on the plate 11, thus reducing the friction incident to placing thepressure device away from the center on which the iron swings. V 1

An iron support 31 is in the form of a yoke and has its arms extending up each side of the iron 3, the arms being pivotally mounted on the iron by means of a pin 32. A pin 34 extends into an opening 35 in a cross piece 33 of the yoke, the pin being secured in the opening by a cotter pin 36. The pin 34 has a head 37 adapted to'form one of the run-ways of a ball bearing and the Wheel 38 arranged to form the other runway of the ball bearing is mounted on a pin,

the balls 40 being arranged in the run-ways and forming a ball bearing for the wheel 38.

A cam 41 is in the path of the wheel 38 when the support 31 is in its outer position. The cam 41 is so shaped as to carry the iron off the former when moved anti-clockwise as clearly shown in Fig. 4 by pressure exerted on the handle in a lateral or eirctunferential direction. The cam is arranged at theinitial position of the iron so that as it is swung tothis position it is carried off the former. A collar being put in place and the iron advanced the iron is carried above the former a sufhcient distance along the former to clear the tab or end of the collar. of the cam is such as to permit the iron to run down into engagement with the former.

V The support 31 is held in its outer position initially by a latch 43 which operates on a pin 42 on the support 31. The latch 43 is pivoted on one of the pins 9. A spring 44 extends from a perforation 45 in the support 31 to a hook 46 on the latch, the effect of the spring being to pull the support31 inwardly when the latch 43 is out of engagement with the pin 42. The eflect'of the spring on the hook 46 operating as a bell crank tends to hold the latch 43 in engagement with the pin 42.

As the wheel 38 rolls down the cam 41 and the iron is advanced in a clockwise direction (Fig. 1) the latch 43 comes into contact with a trip 47. This trip is pivctally mounted on an. arm 48 on the frame by means of a pivot pin 49. The trip is held against swinging when the latch engages it with the advance movement of the iron by means of a'stop 50. It will be noted, however, that when the latch strikes the trip 4'? on a return move ment, the trip swings on the pivot 49 as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2 and does not release the latch. As soon. as the latch is tripped with the advancing movement of the arm and the engagement-of the latch on the upper surface 51 of the trip, the support 31 springs inwardly carrying the wheel 38 far enough in so that it will. clear the cam 41. The iron can then be swung back to complete the ironing of the initial end of the collar. This being completed, the iron is advanced along the collar completing the ironing action throughout the length of the collar. As the iron is advanced it is desirable to again move the support .31 outwardly and to have it locked in this outer position by the latch 43 The slope so; that as the iron is returned by anti-clockwise movement to the initial position the wheel 38 will engage the cam 41 and lift the iron. A pin 52 extends from the cross piece 33 of the yoke and the cam 53 arranged on the edge of the plate 11 is in the path of this pin so that as the iron is advanced in the ironing action of the collar this pin 52 engages the cam 53, moves the support 31 out wardly so that the latch 43 snaps into position back of the pin 42 andlocks the support in this outer position. As the iron is returned the latch engages the trip 47 but as before stated the trip when engaged with a movement in this direction swings on the pivot 49 and does not affect a release of the latch. It will be seen, therefore, that notwithstanding the fact that the iron is subjected to pressure it is automatically lifted or separated from the former in its initial position and is permitted to reengage the former to iron the initial end of the collar and the ironing operation of the collar is completed all automatically by pressure eX- erted on the iron in a circumferential direction.

hat is claimed as new is 1. In a collar ironing machine, the combination of the ironing members, a former and an iron; means for moving one of the members into and out of engagement with the other and for moving one of the members along the other; means for separating the members by moving one of the members in a direction along the edge of the former; and mechanism for automatically throwing said last-mentioned means out of operative position as the members are moved relaitively to each other. 1 7

2. In a collar ironing machine, the combination of the ironing members, a former and an iron; means for moving one of the members into and out of engagement with the other and for moving one of the members along the other; means for separating the members by moving one of the members in direction. along the edge of the former; and mechanism for automatically throwing said last-mentioned means into operative position as the members are moved relatively to each other. I

V 3. "In a collar ironinglmachine the combination of the ironing members, a former and an iron; means for moving one of the members into and out of engagement with the other and for moving one of the members along the other; means for separating the members by moving one of themembers in a direction along the edge of the former; and mechanism for automatically throwing said last-mentioned means into and out of operative position as the members are moved relatively to each other.

4. In a collar ironing machine, the combination of the ironing members, a former and an iron; means for moving one of the members into engagement with the other and for moving one of the members along the other; means for separating the members near the end from which the movement of the moving member begins along the other; and mechanism for automatically throwing said last mentioned means out of operative position as the moving member is advanced whereby the end of a collar is passed with the members separated and may then be ironed by a return movement of the movinganember.

$3. In a collar ironing machine, the combination of the ironing members, a former and an iron; means for moving one of the members into engagement with the other and for moving one of the members along the other; means for separating the members near the end from which the movement of the moving member along the other begins; devices for autonnitically throwing said last-mentioned means out of operative position as the moving member is advanced whereby the end of a collar is passed with the members separated and may then be ironed by a return movement of the moving member; and means for throwing the mechanism into operative position as the moving member is further advanced.

6. In a collar ironing machine; the combination of the ironing members, a former and an iron; means for moving one of the members into engagement with the other and for moving one ofthe members along the other; means for separating the members near the end from which the movement of the moving member along the other begins; mechanism for automatically throwing said last-mentioned means out of operative position as the moving member is advanced whereby the end of a collar is passed with the member's separated and may then be ironed by a return movement of the moving member; and means automatically throwing the mechanism into operative position as the movingmember is in rtheradvanced.

7. in a collar ironing machine, the combination. oi the ironing members, a former and an iron; means iliormoving one of the mem bers into engagement with the other and for moving one of the members along the other; means for separating the members near the end from which the movement of the moving member along the other begins; mechanism for throwing said last-mentioned means out of operative position as the moving member is advanced whereby the end of a collar is passed with the members separated and may then be ironed by a return movement of the moving member; and means automatically throwing said mechanism into operative position, as the moving member is further advanced.

S. In a collar ironing machine, the combination of the ironing members, aformer and an iron; means for moving one or" the members into engagement with the other and for moving one of the members along the other; means for separating the members near the end from which the movement of the moving member along the other begins, said separating means comprising as elements a cam on one of the members and a support on the other member; and automatic devices acting upon a relative movement of the members for moving the elements out of register.

9. In a collar ironing machine, the combination of the ironing members, a former and an iron; means for moving one of the members into engagement with the other and for moving one or the members along the other; means for separating the members near the end from which the movement of the moving member along the other begins, said separating means comprising as elements a cam on one of the members and a support on the other member; and automatic devices acting upon a relative movement of the members for moving the elements out of register and holding said elements out of register during a returnmovement of the member and for throwing the separating device into operative position with a further advance of the moving member.

10. In a collarironing machine, the combination of the ironing members, a former and an iron; means for moving one of the members into engagement with the other and for moving one of the members along the other; a earn; a movable support on the iron adapted to engage the cam when in operative po sition; a latch holding the support in operative position; and a trip acting on the latch as the iron is advanced to trip the latch.

11. In a collar ironing machine, the com-v bination of the ironing members, aformer and an iron; means for moving one of the members into engagement with the other and for moving one of the members along the other; a cam; a movable support on the iron adapted to engage thecam when in operative position; a latch holding the support in operative position; a trip acting on the latch as the iron is advanced to trip the latch only; and means for movingthe support to operative position. and into positionto be locked by the latch as the iron is advanced.

12. In a collar ironing machine, the combination of the ironing members, a former and an iron; means for moving one of the members into engagement with the other and for moving one of the members along the other; a cam; a movable support on the iron adapted to engage the cam in operative position to lift the iron from the former; a latch for holding the support initially in operative position; a trip for disengaging the latch as the iron is advanced; and a second cam engaging the support as the iron is further advanced and moving the support again to operative position and into position to be engaged by the latch.

13. In a collar ironing machine, the combination of the ironing members, a former and an iron; means for moving one of the members into and out of engagement with the other and for moving one of the members along the other; means for separating the members by moving pressure exerted in a direction along the edge of the former; mechanism for automatically throwing said last-mentioned means out of operative position as the members are moved relatively to each other; and a pressure device yieldingly exerting ironing pressure on one of the members. V

14. In a collar ironing machine, the combination of the ironing members, a former and an iron; means for moving one of the members into and out of engagement with the other and for moving one or the members along the other; means for separating the members by moving pressure exerted upon one of the members in a direction along the edge of the former; mechanism for automatically throwing said last -mentioned means into and out of operative position as the members are moved relatively to each other; and a pressure deviceyieldingly exerting ironing pressure on one of the members.

15. In a collar ironing machine, the combination of the ironing members, a former and an iron; means for moving one of the members into engagement with the other and for moving'one of the members along the other; means forseparating the members near the end from which the movement of the moving member along the other begins; mechanism for automatically throwing said last-mentioned means out of operative position as the movlng member is advanced whereby the end of a collar is passed .with the parts separated and may then be ironed by a return movement of the moving member; and a pressure device yieldingly exerting ironing pressure on one of .the members.

16. In a collar ironing machine, the combi nation of the ironing members, a former and an iron; means for moving one of themem- I bers into engagement with the other and for moving one of the members along the other; means for separating the members near the end from which the movement of the mov ing member along the other begins; mechanism for automatically throwing said lastmentioned means out of operative position as the moving member is advanced whereby the end of a collar is passed with the parts separated and may then be ironed by a return movement of the moving member; means for throwing the mechanism into operative position as the moving member is further advanced; and a pressure device yieldingly exerting ironing pressure on one of the members.

17. In a collar ironing machine, the combination of the ironing members, a former and an iron; means for moving one of the members into engagement with the other and for moving one of the members along the other; a pressure device exerting pressure upon one of the members andv a track on which the pressure device acts.

18. In a collar ironing machine, the combination of the ironing members, a former and an iron; means for moving one of the members into engagement with the other and for moving one of the members along the other; a pressure device exertlng pressure on one of the members; a roller on the pressure device; and a track'over whlch the roller operates.

19. In an ironing machine, the combina-.

by the'iron comprising telescopic members;

a spring operating on the telescopic members to exert pressure on the iron; means on one of the members for preventing it turning with relation to the other of said telescopic members; a roller carried by the pressure device; and a track on which the roller operates. I

21. In an ironing machine, the combination of a former; an iron adapted to move along thetformer; a pivotal mounting for the iron; a spring socket mounted on the iron; a plunger arranged in the socket; a

spring arranged in the socket and operating on the plunger; a wheel carried by the plunger; a track on which the wheel operates; and means for preventing the plunger from turning in the socket.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set In I hand.

3 ROSS P. WRIGHT.

In the presence of ARCHIBALD B. TOGER. 

